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About Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Founded 60 years ago, Dickstein Shapiro is known for its
insurance, energy, IP and litigation work.

Beyond the Beltway

Dickstein Shapiro has come a long way since its founding in 1953
and early DC-centric years. The multiservice law firm now numbers
more than 350 attorneys, has six offices across the U.S. in DC, New
York, Connecticut and California, and works with a wide variety of
industries. The firm represents a range of clients, such as Fortune
500 companies, start-up ventures, multinational corporations,
financial institutions, charitable organizations and government
officials facing high-profile investigations. Some of Dickstein's
notable clients include Loews Corporation, Fox Entertainment Group,
Estée Lauder, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Chrysler
Group LLC.

Around the Capitol Water Cooler

Given its early history in DC, it's no surprise that several
high-profile former politicians have settled in at Dickstein as
advisors in the Public Policy and Law practice group. Among this
impressive crowd are Dennis Hastert, former Speaker of the House;
Tim Hutchinson, former Senator from Arkansas; and Albert Wynn,
former Representative from Maryland. The firm, naturally, has been
active in lobbying on behalf of its clients in areas including
energy, tobacco, natural resources, health care and financial
services. Continuing in the political realm, the firm also has a
fairly unique State Attorneys General practice, in which it advises
clients on how to minimize and avoid becoming targets of an
attorney general's investigation or litigation.

Big on Insurance

With about 60 attorneys dedicated to representing policyholders,
the firm's insurance coverage practice is one of the largest in the
U.S. It is also one of the most accomplished, having recovered
billions of dollars for its clients on policies addressing crime
and fidelity, directors and officers liability, employment
practices liability, insurance broker liability and political risk
and property. The firm also advises on insurance losses, including
environmental, food and product contamination, and property and
business interruption.

Core Values

In addition to its practice group strengths, Dickstein prides
itself on its culture. The firm operates according to five core
values, which it lists on its website: "excellence, loyalty,
respect, initiative and integrity." And the firm doesn't take
itself too seriously, indicating on its NALP form that "a sense of
humor is a must." Dickstein is also committed to creating a good
work environment for its employees-since the 1990s, the firm has
embarked on a "Quest for Family Values" in which it strives to pay
more than lip service to quality of life issues.

IN THE NEWS

April
2013

Punitive and Compensatory Damages in Bad Faith
Dispute
Dickstein Shapiro secured $9.7 million in punitive damages for
health care provider Primary Health, Inc. in a dispute with Hudson
Insurance Company and TIG Insurance Company. A unanimous jury found
the insurers in bad faith and awarded $2.41 million in compensatory
damages as well.

December
2012

Pass the Salt
Dickstein Shapiro led the entire debt and equity financing for the
$922 million Poseidon Carlsbad Desalination Project in San Diego
County, California. The financing closed on December 24, 2012, and
when complete, the project will be the largest seawater
desalination plant in the Western Hemisphere. In addition to
leading the complex, multiparty financing arrangements, the firm
also handled the water purchase agreement and other related
agreements, as well as all of the project documentation for the
facility. The financing for the project has since been recognized
as the North American Water Deal of the Year by Project
Finance magazine and the Desalination Deal of the Year by
Global Water Intelligence magazine.

November
2012

Breaking Ground in Child Sex Abuse Class
Action
A ground-breaking settlement was ordered in the civil class action
case relating to the sexual abuse of more than 900 children by
former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley during his tenure at
Beebe Medical Center. The families of the victims filed the case
against Beebe Medical Center-a community hospital-the Medical
Society of Delaware, and independent physicians. The settlement,
which amounts to $123 million, allows Beebe Medical Center to avoid
bankruptcy, and marks the first time a sexual abuse case has been
settled through a class action.

Running Royalty
Following four days of deliberation, a jury in the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in favor of
Dickstein Shapiro's client Vringo, in its wholly-owned subsidiary
I/P Engine, Inc.'s patent infringement case against AOL, Inc.,
Google, Inc., IAC Search & Media, Inc., Gannett Company, Inc.,
and Target Corporation. The case pertains to the infringement of
two patents for relevance filtering technology used to present
higher quality advertisements. Significantly, the jury found the
asserted claims of the patents were both valid and infringed, and
that reasonable royalty damages should be based on a "running
royalty" of 3.5 percent with respect to future advertising
revenues. The jury awarded Vringo damages from September 15, 2011
of $30,496,155 against all defendants.

August
2012

Friends of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
After five days of deliberation, a Los Angeles County Superior
Court jury ruled in favor of Dickstein Shapiro's clients, largely
consisting of members of the young leadership group, Friends of the
Israel Defense Forces, awarding in excess of $1.6 million in
damages in a discrimination case. The award includes approximately
$1,200,000 in compensatory damages and $455,000 in punitive
damages. Eighteen individuals and one business entity sought
damages against the Shangri La Hotel and its owner, Tehmina Adaya,
for a variety of claims stemming from events at the hotel in July
2010. As of February 11, 2013, the Court announced it will award
attorneys' fees totaling $2,099,785 to the individual
plaintiffs.

Victory for Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Patent
Case
The U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California
granted judgment in favor of firm client Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc.,
and dismissed the Alzheimer's Institute of America's (AIA) patent
infringement suit for lack of standing where the jury in a parallel
action made a determination regarding inventorship and ownership.
The Court ruled in Elan's favor, dismissing the case with prejudice
and entering judgment against AIA.